For radioastronomers, the far side of the Moon could be the last unspoilt refuge in the Solar System – but an upcoming boom in lunar exploration could put that at risk
The lunar far side is protected from radio emissions from Earth, and with almost no atmosphere and long, cold nights, it offers a nearly ideal spot from which to explore these epochs.If all goes according to plan, a small US lander called the Lunar Surface Electromagnetic Experiment Night in 2026 will be the first dedicated cosmology mission to take advantage of those conditions — and it is being designed with that goal in mind.
These are relatively simple precautions that all lunar missions could take, including commercial ones, says Bale. If spacecraft are designed to contain any radio-frequency interference, it could greatly reduce the chances of harming future scientific experiments.
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